LICENSING
POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box
45681, Nairobi - 00100, KENYA.
For information on Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda
licensing, please see below the Kenya details. These three countries,
with Kenya and Burundi form the East African Community and we hope the details
may be useful to potential visitors.
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Kenya
CAK WEBSITE AND LICENSE
APPLICATION FORM
The
CAK website may be seen at www.ca.go.ke and a copy of the Kenya
Amateur Radio license application form can be directly downloaded from this
link. It can also be found in the Frequency
Spectrum section.
In case of any
difficulty RSK please let us know and we will see what we can do to help,
including sending a copy of the form by e-mail on request. Foreign
applicants should note that photocopies of their passport and license must be
certified by a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary, but the affidavit is NOT
required – it is for local residents only.
For citizens, the KRA
PIN will also be required.
SHORT TERM VISITORS
All visitors
must be aware that Kenya is not a party to CEPT or any other similar
reciprocal licensing arrangements, and every person wishing to operate amateur
radio in kenya must apply for and obtain a kenya license before doing so. RSK can assist
where possible.
Visitors
Licensing
·
The visitor’s country must
have diplomatic relations of some kind with Kenya, at any level
·
The applicant must hold a
valid and current license from the country of citizenship, equivalent to
the Kenya Full license (i.e. not Novice or "above 30 MHz only"
·
The completed application
form must be submitted with the non-refundable application fee of KShs.1,000,
photocopies of the license and passport, BOTH PHOTOCOPIES DULY CERTIFIED by
a Commissioner for Oaths, Notary Public or equivalent, together with
similarly certified English translations of documents where necessary. The sworn affidavit is NOT required from
foreign visitors.
·
The license fee of
KShs.2,000 is payable on issue. It is recommended to pay all the fees at
one time i.e. KShs. 3,000.
·
The latest information we
have from CAK is that visitors' licenses will only be issued for three
months to cover the usual visa period, but that can be extended for three month periods up to a year without further costs, and
all licenses expire on 30th June each year.
Contact
us for more information
KENYA CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS
·
Kenya citizens are required to
submit a photocopy of the Pass Certificate of an acceptable RAE, or an
acceptable, valid and current Full foreign license. The RSGB-administered
IARE is the only available exam, which can be taken in Kenya twice a year under
the supervision of RSK or another authorised examination
centre. Non-citizen residents are required to submit a
photocopy of a valid and current license issued by their own country of
citizenship, and at present cannot obtain a Kenya license solely on the
strength of a local IARE pass. Novice or "Above 30 MHz
only" licenses will not be accepted for conversion.
·
A photocopy of the passport
showing the visa, or Kenya identity card.
·
Instead of supporting
documents being certified by a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public, all local
applicants must submit a sworn affidavit in the form attached to the
application form on the CAK website.
·
Two local references who
must be members of RSK
·
The completed application
form must be submitted with the fee of K.Shs.1,000, photocopies
of the license, passport and the affidavit with translations of documents where
necessary
·
The fee of K.Shs.2,000 is payable on issue of the license. To
avoid heavy bank charges it is best to pay these fees
in one as KShs.
3,000.
Communications Authority of
Kenya
Director/Licensing, Compliance
& Standards:
P.O. Box 14448, Westlands
– +254 20 4242 000 or +254 0703 04000 or +254 0703 042 000
Fax +254 20 242 000/494
Licensing
Staff (via switchboard) 4242000
Mr. Etiko
direct 4242240
Mr. Charles Gitonga direct 4242494
Mrs. Lucy Kungu
switchboard
Accounts Office
4242365
The officer concerned
is Mr. Etiko (direct line +254 020 4242240) or his assistant Mrs. Lucy Kungu.
Licenses are issued from the CAK offices near Kabete on Waiyaki Way, the road from Westlands towards Naivasha, well
signposted, and well out of the City Centre with safe parking, opposite Kianda School.
CAK offices are open during normal office hours from Monday to
Friday only. The Cash Office is open 9:00 am to 12 noon and 2:00
pm to 4:00 pm only. Payment is by Mpesa.
The Fee
Schedule is available online.
Payment
Western
Union is one good transfer system as it integrates very well with Kenya’s
mobile money system, Mpesa. This is by far the most effective and
efficient method of payment.
Use a reliable
online exchange rate calculator to determine payment.
The RSK will give all
possible advice and help to applicants but has no authority in the matter.
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Tanzania (5h)
This information was originally
obtained from Tanzania in 2002 (updated 31st March 2007) and is given in good
faith, but all of it may not still be accurate. Applicants should consult the
Tanzania Amateur Radio Society or office of the Director General, TCRA for
current requirements.
The address of the Tanzania Amateur Radio Club
(TARC) is P.O. Box P.O.
Box 2958, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, and the last known email [email protected]
Tel: +255 (0) 22 2153200/215174 Ext. 252, Fax: +255 (0) 22 3152504.
The Tanzania Communication Regulatory
Authority (TCRA) issues amateur radio licences in Tanzania.
URLs
·
http://tarc.dit.ac.tz/index.php
and http://tarc.dit.ac.tz/foreigners.php
.
The postal address is:-
The Director General
Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority
P.O. Box 474
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
Telephone
+255 22 2118947/52
Fax
+255 22 2116664
TLX
41858
COMCOM TZ.
There is no known current email address.
TCRA requires the following for a visitor's licence:-
·
An application form duly
filled in.
·
You have to buy the application
form directly from TCC for TSh 10 000 (1 USD is variable but approx. TSh 1000),
fill in the serially numbered application form and submit the form with the
Receipt for the TSh 10 000
·
An accompanying letter in
which you ask for the licence. This letter
should also include information regarding the duration of your visit and where
you are planning to stay
·
copy of your passport
·
copy of your licence
·
letter(s) of recommendation
e.g. from your Amateur Radio Club, from your Diplomatic Mission in Dar es
Salaam, or an English translation of a
·
Letter of Good Conduct.
·
Technical specifications of
your transceiver. The best thing is to copy the page with the technical
specifications. You should also write the exact type of the radio.
Upon
being granted the licence you have to pay another TSh
10,000 before you will actually receive a call-sign and the licence.
Uganda (5X)
Call or
write to the Uganda Communications Commission in Kampala (UCC) and complete an
application form - provide evidence of your overseas licence and make payment.
You are then issued with a receipt - at that point they will allocate a
callsign and tell you that it is OK to go on the air. This process is normally
completed in less than a day.
Getting the actual licence document through can
take about 5 working days.
The postal address of the UCC is:
Uganda
Communications Commission
P.O.
Box 7376
Kampala
Uganda
Rwanda (9X)
The application can be made
by e mail. First step is to complete the application form (on their website)
and submit it with copies of supporting documentation. The office will then
advise whether all is in order. About one week later you will be advised
whether a license will be agreed.
Contact can be made with Gakwandi Eurald, ICT Spectrum Monitoring
Officer, RURA, Tel: +250 788 496 152.
Payment and collection of the
license should be done in-country (ie when you
arrive). First go to First go to RURA
building to collect the invoice for payment.
That is then taken to the Government Bank (ten minutes
walk). The resultant receipt is
then taken back to RURA where the license will be handed over. The normal power
limit is 100W.
(Thanks to Nick, G3RWF, for this information)
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UPDATED: 24th
February, 2020